Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1194 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1194? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ironic”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1194: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Positions”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Ironic”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
IRONIC
1Ironic
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SARCASTIC
pa---nt
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “pant” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TIE
AMONG
3Among
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Jockey's strap”.
AMID
AFTER M
4After m
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
pan--ke
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pan--ke”). What is left starts with C.
CA
BELIEF SYSTEM
6Belief system
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Blood bank giver”.
ETHOS
CLEVER
7Clever
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Blood bank giver”.
SMART
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
POSITIONS
8Positions
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
STANCES
ORDER BETWEEN "READY" AND "FIRE"
9Order between "ready" and "fire"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Among”.
AIM
JOCKEY'S STRAP
10Jockey's strap
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Among”.
REIN
AFTER B
11After b
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to B; the answer is its next letter.
C
AIRSOFT
12Airsoft
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. The second square is also part of “Sports result”.
AS
– driver
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture word minus “ driver” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SCREW
"NOT ___ SHABBY!"
14"NOT ___ SHABBY!"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “NOT ___ SHABBY!” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TOO
"BEARDED" FLOWER
15"bearded" flower
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “Disturb” first gives you its third letter.
IRIS
STRING PLAYER
16String player
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “Ipad” first gives you its fifth letter.
CELLIST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BANK MACHINE
17Bank machine
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Clever” first gives you its third letter.
ATM
REMINDER TO SELF
18Reminder to self
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Quiz” first gives you its third letter.
NOTE
__PPY
19__PPY
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__PPY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
HA
THE LATEST
20The latest
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
NEWS
BLOOD BANK GIVER
21Blood bank giver
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ O _. “Belief system” crosses it at the fourth square.
DONOR
SPORTS RESULT
22Sports result
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bearded" flower”.
SCORE
QUIZ
23Quiz
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Belief system”.
TEST
DISTURB
24Disturb
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bearded" flower”.
ROIL
w---per
25___ AND HERS
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “wper” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HIS
"IS IT SOUP ___?"
26"IS IT SOUP ___?"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “IS IT SOUP ___?”. Shape: Y _ _.
YET
BASHFUL
27Bashful
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving “IS IT SOUP ___?” first gives you its third letter.
SHY
SERVICE LEVEL
28Service level
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Service level”.
SL
ANC__NT
29ANC__NT
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ANC__NT” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IE
IPAD
30Ipad
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Ipad starts with the answer.
I
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